Interior rearview mirror assembly with driver monitoring system

ABSTRACT

A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a mirror head adjustably attached at a mounting base configured to attach at an interior portion of a vehicle. A driver monitoring camera is accommodated by the mirror head so as to move in tandem with the mirror head when the mirror head is adjusted relative to the mounting base to adjust a driver&#39;s rearward view. A forward viewing camera is accommodated by the mounting base so as to have a forward field of view through the vehicle windshield. A processor is operable to process image data captured by the driver monitoring camera to determine (i) driver attentiveness, (ii) driver drowsiness and/or (iii) driver gaze direction. The processor adjusts processing of the image data captured by the driver monitoring camera to accommodate adjustment of the mirror head when the driver adjusts the mirror head to adjust his or her rearward view.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims the filing benefits of U.S. provisionalapplication Ser. No. 62/706,707, filed Sep. 4, 2020, and U.S.provisional application Ser. No. 63/011,360, filed Apr. 17, 2020, whichare hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of interiorrearview mirror assemblies for vehicles.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

It is known to provide a mirror assembly that is adjustably mounted toan interior portion of a vehicle, such as via a double ball pivot orjoint mounting configuration where the mirror casing and reflectiveelement are adjusted relative to the interior portion of a vehicle bypivotal movement about the double ball pivot configuration. The mirrorcasing and reflective element are pivotable about either or both of theball pivot joints by a user that is adjusting a rearward field of viewof the reflective element.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides an interior rearview mirror assembly thathas a driver monitoring camera disposed at the mirror head so as to movein tandem with the mirror head when the mirror head is adjusted relativeto an interior portion of the vehicle to adjust the driver's rearwardview. The mirror assembly also comprises a forward viewing cameradisposed at the mounting structure (that mounts the mirror head at thevehicle) so as to have a forward field of view through the windshield ofthe vehicle. A first processor is operable to process image datacaptured by the driver monitoring camera to determine at least oneselected from the group consisting of (i) driver attentiveness, (ii)driver drowsiness and (iii) driver gaze direction. A second processor isoperable to process image data captured by the forward viewing camera todetermine driving conditions and/or potential hazards ahead of thevehicle. The first processor, responsive to processing of image datacaptured by the driver monitoring camera, adjusts processing of theimage data captured by the driver monitoring camera to accommodateadjustment of the mirror head when the driver adjusts the mirror head toadjust his or her rearward view. The first processor and the secondprocessor may comprise the same image processor (i.e., the processorsmay comprise a common image processor) that is operable to process imagedata captured by the driver monitoring camera and the forward viewingcamera.

These and other objects, advantages, purposes and features of thepresent invention will become apparent upon review of the followingspecification in conjunction with the drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an interior rearview mirror assembly inaccordance with the present invention;

FIG. 2 is another perspective view of the interior rearview mirrorassembly, shown with the reflective element removed;

FIG. 3 is a side elevation of the interior rearview mirror assembly;

FIG. 4 is a rear perspective view of the interior rearview mirrorassembly;

FIG. 5 is a perspective and partial sectional view of the interiorrearview mirror assembly;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view of the interior rearview mirror assembly,with the casing and mounting structure removed;

FIG. 7 is a sectional view of the interior rearview mirror assembly;

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the interior rearview mirrorassembly;

FIG. 9 is a rear plan view of the interior rearview mirror assembly,shown with the mirror casing removed;

FIG. 10 is a bottom view of the interior rearview mirror assembly ofFIG. 9;

FIG. 11 shows different views of how the field of view of the mirrorcamera may change when the mirror reflective element is adjusted by thedriver of the vehicle;

FIG. 12 is a plan view of the vehicle showing different positions of themirror reflective element;

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the driver monitoring system at theinterior rearview mirror assembly;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view of another interior rearview mirrorassembly, shown with the reflective element removed;

FIG. 15 is a rear perspective view of the interior rearview mirrorassembly;

FIG. 16 is an exploded perspective view of the interior rearview mirrorassembly;

FIG. 17 is a side elevation and partial sectional view of the interiorrearview mirror assembly;

FIG. 18 is a bottom view and partial sectional view of the interiorrearview mirror assembly;

FIGS. 19-22 are side views of a vehicle showing adjustment of the mirrorhead responsive to different drivers driving the vehicle;

FIG. 23 is a block diagram of the interior rearview mirror assemblyhaving a memory actuator;

FIG. 24 is a view of another interior rearview mirror assembly, with thedriver monitoring camera disposed at a lower region of the mirror headof the interior rearview mirror assembly;

FIG. 25 is a view of another interior rearview mirror assembly, with thedriver monitoring camera disposed at the mounting structure of theinterior rearview mirror assembly, and with the mirror assemblycomprising a full mirror display;

FIG. 26 is a block diagram of the driver monitoring system for theinterior rearview mirror assembly of FIG. 25; and

FIG. 27 is a plan view of a vehicle having the driver monitoring systemand a camera monitoring system.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Referring now to the drawings and the illustrative embodiments depictedtherein, an interior rearview mirror assembly 10 for a vehicle includesa casing 12 and a reflective element 14 positioned at a front portion ofthe casing 12 (FIG. 1). In the illustrated embodiment, mirror assembly10 is configured to be adjustably mounted to an interior portion of avehicle (such as to an interior or in-cabin surface of a vehiclewindshield or a headliner of a vehicle or the like) via a mountingstructure or mounting configuration or assembly 16. The mirrorreflective element comprises a variable reflectance mirror reflectiveelement that varies its reflectance responsive to electrical currentapplied to conductive coatings or layers of the reflective element.

As shown in FIGS. 3-6 and 8-10, the mirror assembly includes a drivermonitoring system (DMS) comprising a driver monitoring camera 18disposed at a back plate 20 (and viewing through an aperture 20 a of theback plate) behind the reflective element 14 and viewing through thereflective element toward a head region of the driver of the vehicle.The mirror assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) 22 having acontrol or control unit comprising electronic circuitry (disposed at thecircuit board or substrate in the mirror casing), which includes drivercircuitry for controlling dimming of the mirror reflective element. Themirror assembly also includes a DMS circuit board 23, which includes aprocessor that processes image data captured by the camera 18 formonitoring the driver and determining, for example, driver attentivenessand/or driver drowsiness. The driver monitoring system includes thedriver monitoring camera and may also include an occupant monitoringcamera (or the driver monitoring camera may view the occupant orpassenger seat of the vehicle as well as the driver region), and mayprovide occupant detection and/or monitoring functions as part of anoccupant monitoring system (OMS).

The system may process image data captured by the camera (and optionallymay process outputs of one or more other sensors) to determine variousdriver features. For example, the system may determine any one or more(and any combination) of the following features: (i) driver's (oroccupant's) head found, (ii) abnormal head posture, (iii) detection of afake head at the driver seat/region or at the passenger seat/region,(iv) driver's (or occupant's) eyes closed, (v) driver's eyes off theroad ahead of the vehicle, (vi) driver's position in the driver seat(and/or occupant's position in the passenger seat), (vii) driver viewinga target, (viii) microsleep, (ix) driver (or occupant) sleeping, (x)driver (or occupant) drowsiness level, (xi) driver hand positioncategory (such as by utilizing aspects of the systems described in U.S.Publication No. US-2018-0231976, which is hereby incorporated herein byreference in its entirety), (xii) driver held object classification,(xiii) driver's (or occupant's) head nodding, (xiv) driver (or occupant)speaking, (xv) driver (or occupant) laughing, (xvi) driver (or occupant)coughing, (xvii) driver (or occupant) sneezing, (xviii) driver (oroccupant) yawning, (xix) driver's (or occupant's) body turning, (xx)driver (or occupant) smoking, (xxi) driver (or occupant) holding phoneat head, (xxii) change in driver (or occupant), (xxiii) faceidentification, (xxiv) presence of an occupant, (xxv) presence of achild, (xxvi) presence of a child seat, (xxvii) driver (or occupant)video conferencing, and/or (xxviii) driver (or occupant) taking aselfie.

The mirror assembly may also include one or more infrared (IR) or nearinfrared light emitters 24 (such as IR or near-IR light emitting diodes(LEDs) or vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) or the like)disposed at the back plate 20 behind the reflective element 14 andemitting near infrared light through an aperture 20 b of the back plateand through the reflective element toward the head region of the driverof the vehicle. As shown in FIG. 8, the IR emitter device 24 comprisesan IR emitter or LED printed circuit board 24 a, a lens array optic 24 band a longpass IR filter 24 c (or IR bandpass filter). The PCB 22includes circuitry for controlling the IR emitters 24.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 7-9, a forward viewing camera 26 is disposed atthe mirror stay or mounting assembly 16 so as to view through thewindshield and forward of the vehicle when the mirror assembly ismounted at the in-cabin side of the vehicle windshield. An imageprocessor (e.g., the same processor that processes image data capturedby the driver monitoring camera or a separate and distinct processoraccommodated by the mirror assembly or disposed elsewhere in thevehicle) processes image data captured by the forward viewing camera,such as for a driving assist system of the vehicle (e.g., a pedestriandetection system, a collision avoidance or collision mitigation system,a headlamp control system, a traffic sign recognition system, a lanekeep assist system and/or the like) and/or for determining drivingconditions and/or potential hazards ahead of the vehicle.

The DMS PCB 23 receives an input from the driver monitoring camera 18,such as via a coaxial cable or connection, and also receives an inputfrom the forward viewing camera 26, such as via a coaxial cable orconnection. The mirror control PCB 22 is electrically connected to theDMS PCB 23, such as via a multi-pin connector or flexible ribbon cableor the like, and the mirror control PCB is electrically connected to thevehicle wire harness via a multi-pin connector or plug and socket typeconnector or the like. The IR LED PCB 24 a is electrically connected tothe mirror control PCB 22 via mechanical attachment of the PCB 24 a atthe PCB 22, such as via solderless compliant pins or spring-loadedconnectors or pins or the like (such as by utilizing aspects of theelectrical connections described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 10,466,563 and/or9,878,669, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in theirentireties).

The interior rearview mirror has embedded cameras, IR illuminators andthe processor for processing captured image data for the drivermonitoring application. The inward facing camera 18 and IR illuminators24 are fixed within the mirror head, and thus both components arecoupled with the mirror body. Hence, the camera's field of view issubject to change from driver to driver as the mirror head is adjustedto set the driver's preferred rearward view. The forward or outwardfacing camera 26 is fixed within the mirror mount and cover, and thusthe field of view of the camera 26 is not subject to change based onadjustment by the driver.

The processor is disposed within or accommodated by the mirror head andprocesses the camera inputs to detect and inform the driver ofdistractions or other valuable information. For example, the processormay determine driver attentiveness and/or driver gaze direction (viaprocessing of image data captured by the driver monitoring camera) and,responsive to determination of a hazard ahead of the vehicle (viaprocessing of image data captured by the forward viewing camera) and ata region not being viewed by the driver at that time, the system maygenerate an alert to the driver to inform the driver of the potentialhazard that requires his or her attention. The alert may comprise anaudible alert or haptic alert or visual alert (such as a warningindicator or display of the detected hazard at a video display screen orheads up display of the vehicle).

The electro-optic (such as electrochromic (EC)) mirror reflectiveelement sub-assembly transmits near infrared light and reflects visiblelight. Thus, the mirror reflective element (i.e., a transflective mirrorreflector of the mirror reflective element) effectively allows the IRemitters to emit light through the reflective element and allows thecamera to ‘view’ through the mirror reflective element, while allowingthe mirror reflective element to reflect at least some visible lightincident thereat to serve its intended rear viewing purpose. The IRemitters may be activated responsive at least in part to an ambientlight level within the vehicle cabin and at the driver's head region,with the light level being determined by a light sensor or by processingof image data captured by the driver monitoring camera.

The outward or forward viewing camera 26 is disposed at or near thein-cabin side of the windshield and at or near an attachment portion 16a of the mounting assembly 16 that attaches the mount or stay at thein-cabin side of the windshield. A cover or housing 16 b surrounds themount and camera at the in-cabin side of the windshield to conceal thecomponents from a person viewing the mirror assembly from within thevehicle and to protect the camera from light pollution. Electrical wiresfor the circuitry and camera are routed within the cover and may passthrough the mounting arm 16 c and pivot joint 16 d (such as a ballmember of the arm received in a socket element at the mirror head) toelectrically connect to the circuit board 22.

Having the inward viewing driver monitoring camera 18 in a pivotablerearview mirror head poses unique challenges pertaining to the camera'sperspective. In order to account for changes in the camera's view whenthe mirror head is adjusted, the mirror's driver monitoring processorcalculates the camera's location and angle within the vehicle based onthe image data captured by the camera and processed by the processor.For example, the system may process image data captured by the drivermonitoring camera 18 to determine where particular features are locatedin the field of view of the camera (such as relative to a particulararea of the field of view, such as a central region), and thus thedriver monitoring system determines the position of the driver's head bythe determined position or positions of particular fixed vehiclefeatures, such as the rear windows, pillars, center console or the like,in the captured image data (see FIGS. 11 and 12). The system may adjustprocessing of the image data captured by the camera 18 to accommodatechanges in location of the known or particular vehicle features. Forexample, if a nominal setting of the mirror has a particular feature apredetermined distance laterally and/or vertically from a center of theimage data, if it is determined that the particular feature is shiftedor offset to one side or the other from the predetermined distancelocation, the processor shifts or adjusts processing of captured imagedata to accommodate the lateral and/or vertical shift of the particularfeature.

The adjustment in processing can be done in software or it can be donewith an inertial measurement unit (IMU), such as one or moreaccelerometers, gyroscopes, etc., or other sensor to measure mirror headmovement. The mirror rearward view adjustment can range +/−30 degreeshorizontally, while adjustment accommodation angles for 5th to 95thpercentile drivers would typically range within 20 degrees of oneanother. In other words, the average horizontal adjustment differencefrom a 5th to 95th percentile driver is less than 20 degrees, eventhough the mirror itself allows for larger horizontal adjustment of+/−30 degrees. The DMS/OMS software accounts for the smalleraccommodation angle range.

Thus, and as shown in FIG. 13, the system has the DMS PCB 23, the nearIR emitters 24 and the DMS camera 18 disposed inside the mirror head ofthe mirror assembly 10. The DMS PCB 23 receives vehicle inputs from thevehicle (such as via the Local Interconnect Network (LIN) bus of thevehicle and/or the Controller Area Network (CAN) bus of the vehicle).The DMS PCB also receives an input from the outward or forward viewingcamera 26 disposed at the mounting assembly or mirror stay or baseportion or cover 16 of the mirror assembly 10. The DMS PCB also providescontrol signals to the cameras 18, 26 and the near IR emitters 24 toactivate and deactivate and to control operation of the cameras andLEDs.

The driver monitoring system, including the cameras and processor, mayutilize aspects of the systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 10,065,574;10,017,114; 9,405,120 and/or 7,914,187, and/or U.S. Publication Nos.US-2020-0202151; US-2020-0143560; US-2017-0274906; US-2017-0217367;US-2016-0209647; US-2016-0137126; US-2015-0352953; US-2015-0296135;US-2015-0294169; US-2015-0232030; US-2015-0092042; US-2015-0022664;US-2015-0015710; US-2015-0009010 and/or US-2014-0336876, and/or U.S.patent application Ser. No. 17/249,937, filed Mar. 19, 2021 (AttorneyDocket MAG04 P4128), and/or U.S. provisional application Ser. No.63/200,451, filed Mar. 8, 2021, and/or U.S. provisional application Ser.No. 63/200,315, filed Mar. 1, 2021, and/or U.S. provisional applicationSer. No. 63/200,003, filed Feb. 9, 2021, and/or U.S. provisionalapplication Ser. No. 63/199,918, filed Feb. 3, 2021, and/or U.S.provisional application Ser. No. 63/198,372, filed Oct. 14, 2020, whichare all hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

Optionally, the mirror assembly may include a memory actuator thatpositions the mirror head at a preselected orientation responsive todetermination of a particular driver of the vehicle (or responsive to auser input, such as similar to a memory seat setting and feature). Whencombining a memory actuator and DMS in the interior rearview mirrorassembly, algorithms may physically calibrate or optimize the mirrorhead position (and thus the mirror reflection that the driver would seeat the mirror reflective element) relative to the driver's specific eyepoints. By doing this, the driver monitoring camera's field of viewwould also be optimized by such positioning of the driver's face/head ina common zone within the camera's imager. The camera would be fixed tothe mirror head (thus when the mirror angle is adjusted, so is thecamera), and the algorithm would detect the position of the driver'sface in the image data captured by the camera and then, based on thatposition information, the controller or ECU could drive the memoryactuator to a new position with feedback from the memory system in theactuator.

For example, and with reference to FIGS. 14-18, the mirror assembly 110includes the driver monitoring camera 118 and an electrically poweredactuator 130, which is operable to adjust the mirror head relative tothe mounting structure or base 116 responsive to processing of imagedata captured by the DMS camera 118. FIGS. 14-18 show a mirror assemblysimilar to the mirror assembly of FIGS. 1-10, but with the camera andlight source disposed at the opposite side of the mirror head and withan electrically powered mirror actuator for adjusting the mirror headand/or reflective element.

As shown in FIGS. 14-18, the mirror assembly 110 includes a drivermonitoring system (DMS) comprising a driver monitoring camera 118disposed at a back plate 120 (and viewing through an aperture of theback plate) behind the reflective element 114 (that is adhesivelyattached at the back plate 120 via tape or foam) and viewing through thereflective element toward a head region of the driver of the vehicle.The mirror assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) 122 having acontrol or control unit comprising electronic circuitry (disposed at thecircuit board or substrate in the mirror casing), which includes drivercircuitry for controlling dimming of the mirror reflective element. Themirror assembly also includes a DMS circuit board 123, which includesthe processor that processes image data captured by the camera 118 formonitoring the driver and determining, for example, driver attentivenessand/or driver drowsiness.

The mirror assembly also include one or more infrared (IR) or nearinfrared light emitters 124 (such as IR or near-IR light emitting diodes(LEDs) or vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) or the like)disposed at the back plate 120 behind the reflective element 114 andemitting near infrared light through an aperture of the back plate andthrough the reflective element toward the head region of the driver ofthe vehicle. As shown in FIG. 16, the IR emitter or LED device 124comprises an IR emitter or LED printed circuit board 124 a, a lens arrayoptic 124 b and a longpass IR filter 124 c (or IR bandpass filter). ThePCB 122 includes circuitry for controlling the IR emitters.

The actuator 130 is attached at the rear of the back plate and isattached at the mounting assembly or structure 116, whereby operation ofthe actuator adjusts the back plate and mirror reflective elementrelative to the mounting structure. The mirror casing 112 may beattached at the back plate so as to move in tandem with the back plateand reflective element. An upper portion of the mirror casing has anopening to allow for movement of the mirror casing relative to themounting structure. A cover element 117 may be attached at the mirrorcasing to close part of the aperture, which may be oversized to allowfor assembly of the mirror by inserting part of the mounting structurethrough the opening through the upper portion of the mirror casing. Withthe cover element attached at the mirror casing, there is sufficientclearance between the mounting structure and the cover to allow formovement of the mirror head relative to the mounting structure via theactuator (or via manual adjustment that is allowed by the actuator viaclutch mechanisms or the like at the actuator).

Known interior mirrors require physical interaction to adjust thedriver's rearward field of view, and typically they are adjusted onetime and left in that orientation unless a different driver drives thevehicle. The mirror assembly 110 provides automatic adjustment of themirror head and mirror reflective element without the need for physicalinteraction and allows for multiple saved positions for multipledifferent drivers of the vehicle.

The mirror system uses image processing of image data captured by theDMS camera 118 in the mirror head to recognize signs of distractionand/or fatigue by determining the driver's head position and eyeposition (e.g., pitch, roll and/or yaw of the driver's head or eyes),and may determine presence of other objects, such as a cell phone orwater bottle or coffee cup or food or the like in the driver's hand. Themirror system may also use image processing of the image data capturedby the DMS camera 118 for driver identification, such as to identify thedriver for associating that driver with respective memory features, suchas exterior mirror memory settings and/or interior mirror memorysettings. The inward facing DMS camera may locate the driver's headposition and adjust the mirror head (and/or mirror reflective element)accordingly. The system may recognize the driver upon entry of thevehicle by the driver and may move the camera and mirror head to thepreviously recorded or stored position (which may be initially set bythe driver when he or she first drivers the vehicle).

The camera can be used for the actuator memory (where the memoryposition that is stored is based on the camera's position andorientation in the vehicle) instead of a separate actuator memory, suchas a potentiometer or the like. Thus, upon identification of aparticular driver in the vehicle, the system may adjust the mirror head(via operation of the mirror actuator) to position the camera (and thusto adjust the mirror reflective element) so that the camera is viewingthe saved features at the saved locations (e.g., until the camera viewsa particular feature at an angle and position in the camera's field ofview that corresponds with the saved position). For example, theactuator may adjust the mirror head and camera until the rear window isat the appropriate or saved location in the field of view of thecamera). Thus, and with reference to FIGS. 19-22, when a particulardriver enters the vehicle, the system may adjust the mirror head fromits initial position (FIG. 19) to an adjusted position (FIG. 20) forthat driver based on previously stored parameters. When a differentdriver enters the vehicle, the system may adjust the mirror head fromthe previous position (FIG. 21) to an adjusted position (FIG. 22) forthat driver based on previously stored parameters for that driver.

The system may utilize any suitable face tracking software oralgorithms. As shown in FIG. 23, the inside mirror head includes theinward camera, the memory actuator and a driver for the EC and infraredLED, which controls or drives the EC cell and the infrared LED. The DMSPCB may be disposed outside of the mirror head (such as at the vehicleconsole or the like) and includes the circuitry and associated softwarefor processing the image data captured by the camera and controlling thememory actuator accordingly. The DMS PCB may also operate responsive atleast in part to vehicle data provided via a CAN bus of the vehicle.

Thus, the system controls a mirror actuator responsive to processing ofimage data captured by the DMS camera in the mirror head to adjust themirror to the optimal field of view for the driver upon startup of thevehicle by the driver. No initial physical interaction between thedriver and the mirror is necessary. The system and mirror actuator mayonly operate at startup and will not continue to be adjusted as thedriver may move his or her head while operating the vehicle. This allowsthe driver to move his or her head to obtain a different perspective orview rearward for different situations.

The mirror assembly and/or mirror actuator may utilize aspects of themirror systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 9,616,815; 7,722,199 and/or6,698,905, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in theirentireties. The mirror assembly (such as the mounting base) may bemounted at the in-cabin side of the vehicle windshield or the mirrorassembly may be located or attached elsewhere at the vehicle, such as atan overhead console or headliner of the vehicle or the like. Also,although shown and described as an actuator system for adjusting thedriver's rearward view at an interior rearview mirror assembly, aspectsof the actuator system may be suitable for use with exterior rearviewmirror assemblies of vehicles.

Optionally, and such as shown in FIG. 24, an interior rearview mirrorassembly 210 has the driver monitoring camera 218 and the IR emitter(s)224 (such as IR or near-IR light emitting diodes (LEDs) orvertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) or the like) disposed ata lower part of the mirror head (at the “chin” region of the mirror). Insuch an embodiment, the camera 218 does not view through the mirrorreflective element 214 and the IR light emitters do not emit IR lightthrough the mirror reflective element, but instead are located below themirror reflective element. The function and components of the mirrorassembly 210 may otherwise be similar to the mirror assemblies 10, 110,such that a detailed description of the mirror assemblies need not berepeated herein.

Optionally, the interior mirror assembly comprises a dual-mode interiorrearview video mirror that can switch from a traditional reflection modeto a live-video display mode, such as is by utilizing aspects of themirror assemblies and systems described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 10,442,360;10,421,404; 10,166,924 and/or 10,046,706, and/or U.S. Publication Nos.US-2020-0377022; US-2019-0258131; US-2019-0146297; US-2019-0118717and/or US-2017-0355312, and/or U.S. patent application Ser. No.16/949,976, filed Nov. 23, 2020 (Attorney Docket MAG04 P4024), and/orU.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/247,127, filed Dec. 1, 2020(Attorney Docket DON01 P4043), which are all hereby incorporated hereinby reference in their entireties. The electrically operated actuator mayprovide the memory setting function and may also operate to adjust themirror head between the reflection mode and video display mode, such asresponsive to a user actuatable input in the vehicle or at the mirrorassembly (e.g., a toggle or switch or button at the mirror head).

For example, and such as shown in FIGS. 25 and 26, an interior rearviewmirror assembly 310 may comprise a full mirror display that provides avideo display screen 328 over substantially entirely the activereflective region of the mirror reflective element. Thus, and similar tomirror assembly 110, discussed above, the mirror assembly 310 has thecamera 318 and IR emitters 324 (such as IR or near-IR light emittingdiodes (LEDs) or vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers (VCSEL) or thelike) disposed at the chin region of the mirror head. In such anembodiment, the DMS PCB 323 is disposed at the mirror mount 316 so thatit does not interfere with the display screen disposed at and behind therear of the mirror reflective element.

Optionally, the driver monitoring camera and the IR emitter(s) may bedisposed at a lower part of the mirror mount. Thus, both components arenot coupled with the mirror head and thus the camera perspective is notsubject to change from driver to driver as the mirror head is adjustedto set the desired rearward view for the current driver. The forward oroutward viewing camera is also fixed within the mirror mount and thecover, and thus the camera's view is not subject to change based onadjustment by the driver. The processor is disposed within oraccommodated by the mirror head and receives inputs from the cameras(such as via wires passing through the mounting arm and pivot joint) andprocesses the received camera inputs to detect and inform the driver ofdistractions or other valuable information. Optionally, the drivermonitoring camera and/or IR emitters and/or processor may be disposed atthe overhead console of the vehicle.

Optionally, and such as shown in FIG. 27, the driver monitoring systemmay be integrated with a camera monitoring system (CMS) of the vehicle.The integrated vehicle system incorporates multiple inputs, such as fromthe inward viewing or driver monitoring camera and from the forward oroutward viewing camera, as well as from a rearward viewing camera andsideward viewing cameras of the CMS, to provide the driver with uniquecollision mitigation capabilities based on full vehicle environment anddriver awareness state. The image processing and detections anddeterminations are performed locally within the interior rearview mirrorassembly and/or the overhead console region, depending on availablespace and electrical connections for the particular vehicle application.

The CMS cameras and system may utilize aspects of the systems describedin U.S. Publication Nos. US-2018-0134217 and/or US-2014-0285666, and/orU.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/248,736, filed Feb. 5, 2021(Attorney Docket DON01 P4085), U.S. patent application Ser. No.17/247,127, filed Dec. 1, 2020 (Attorney Docket MAG04 P4043), and/orU.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/949,976, filed Nov. 23, 2020(Attorney Docket MAG04 P4024), and/or U.S. provisional application Ser.No. 63/199,858, filed Jan. 29, 2021, and/or U.S. provisional applicationSer. No. 63/199,526, filed Jan. 6, 2021, which are hereby incorporatedherein by reference in their entireties. The connections between thecameras and the controller or PCB(s) and/or between the displays and thecontrollers or PCBs may be made via respective coaxial cables, which mayprovide power and control of the cameras (by the controller) and whichmay provide image data from the cameras to the controller, and which mayprovide video images from the controller to the display devices. Theconnections and communications may utilize aspects of the systemsdescribed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 10,264,219; 9,900,490 and/or 9,609,757,which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

The mirror reflective element comprises a variable reflectanceelectro-optic mirror reflective element, such as an electrochromicmirror reflective element or a liquid crystal mirror reflective element.For example, the mirror reflective element may comprise a laminateconstruction variable reflectance electro-optic (such as electrochromic)reflective element assembly having a front glass substrate and a rearglass substrate with an electro-optic medium (such as electrochromicmedium) sandwiched therebetween and bounded by a perimeter seal. Thefront substrate has a front or first surface (the surface that generallyfaces the driver of a vehicle when the mirror assembly is normallymounted at the vehicle) and a rear or second surface opposite the frontsurface, and the rear substrate has a front or third surface and a rearor fourth surface opposite the front surface, with the electro-opticmedium disposed between the second surface and the third surface andbounded by the perimeter seal of the reflective element (such as isknown in the electrochromic mirror art). The second surface has atransparent conductive coating established thereat (such as an indiumtin oxide (ITO) layer, or a doped tin oxide layer or any othertransparent electrically semi-conductive layer or coating or the like(such as indium cerium oxide (ICO), indium tungsten oxide (IWO), orindium oxide (IO) layers or the like or a zinc oxide layer or coating,or a zinc oxide coating or the like doped with aluminum or othermetallic materials, such as silver or gold or the like, or other oxidesdoped with a suitable metallic material or the like, or such asdisclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 7,274,501, which is hereby incorporatedherein by reference in its entirety), while the third surface has ametallic reflector coating (or multiple layers or coatings) establishedthereat. The front or third surface of the rear substrate may includeone or more transparent semi-conductive layers (such as an ITO layer orthe like), and one or more metallic electrically conductive layers (suchas a layer of silver, aluminum, chromium or the like or an alloythereof), and may include multiple layers such as disclosed in U.S. Pat.Nos. 7,274,501; 7,184,190 and/or 7,255,451, which are herebyincorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

The mirror reflector may comprise any suitable coatings or layers, suchas a transflective coating or layer (that is partially transmissive ofvisible light and/or near infrared light and that is partiallyreflective of visible light), such as described in U.S. Pat. Nos.7,626,749; 7,274,501; 7,255,451; 7,195,381; 7,184,190; 6,690,268;5,140,455; 5,151,816; 6,178,034; 6,154,306; 6,002,511; 5,567,360;5,525,264; 5,610,756; 5,406,414; 5,253,109; 5,076,673; 5,073,012;5,115,346; 5,724,187; 5,668,663; 5,910,854; 5,142,407 and/or 4,712,879,which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties,disposed at the front surface of the rear substrate (commonly referredto as the third surface of the reflective element) and opposing theelectro-optic medium, such as an electrochromic medium disposed betweenthe front and rear substrates and bounded by the perimeter seal (butoptionally, the mirror reflector could be disposed at the rear surfaceof the rear substrate (commonly referred to as the fourth surface of thereflective element), while remaining within the spirit and scope of thepresent invention). The driver monitoring camera may be accommodated inthe mirror head and view through the transflective mirror reflectortoward the driver's head region and/or the near IR light emitter may beaccommodated in the mirror head and emit light that passes through thetransflective mirror reflector to illuminate the driver's head region.The transflective mirror reflector may be spectrally tuned so as totransmit or pass a particular spectral band of light (e.g., nearinfrared light) while reflecting other spectral bands of light (e.g.,visible light). The camera may be sensitive to near infrared light, suchthat the near IR light emitter can emit near IR light that passesthrough the transflective mirror reflector and the camera may besensitive to the near IR light that reflects off of the driver's headand passes back through the transflective mirror reflector.

The third surface defines the active EC area or surface of the rearsubstrate within the perimeter seal. The coated third surface may alsobe coated to define a tab-out region (such as by utilizing aspects ofthe mirror assemblies described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,274,501; 7,184,190and/or 7,255,451, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference intheir entireties) for providing electrical connection of the conductivelayers to an electrical clip of connector or bus-bar, such as the typesdescribed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,066,112 and 6,449,082, which are herebyincorporated herein by reference in their entireties.

The reflective element and mirror casing are adjustable relative to abase portion or mounting assembly to adjust the driver's rearward ‘viewwhen the mirror assembly is normally mounted at or in the vehicle. Themounting assembly may comprise a single-ball or single-pivot mountingassembly, whereby the reflective element and casing are adjustablerelative to the vehicle windshield (or other interior portion of thevehicle) about a single pivot joint, or the mounting assembly maycomprise other types of mounting configurations, such as a double-ballor double-pivot mounting configuration or the like, while remainingwithin the spirit and scope of the present invention. The socket orpivot element is configured to receive a ball member of the baseportion, such as for a single pivot or single ball mounting structure ora double pivot or double ball mounting structure or the like (such as apivot mounting assembly of the types described in U.S. Pat. Nos.6,318,870; 6,593,565; 6,690,268; 6,540,193; 4,936,533; 5,820,097;5,100,095; 7,249,860; 6,877,709; 6,329,925; 7,289,037; 7,249,860 and/or6,483,438, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in theirentireties).

The mirror assembly may comprise any suitable construction, such as, forexample, a mirror assembly with the reflective element being nested inthe mirror casing and with a bezel portion that circumscribes aperimeter region of the front surface of the reflective element, or withthe mirror casing having a curved or beveled perimeter edge around thereflective element and with no overlap onto the front surface of thereflective element (such as by utilizing aspects of the mirrorassemblies described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,184,190; 7,274,501; 7,255,451;7,289,037; 7,360,932; 7,626,749; 8,049,640; 8,277,059 and/or 8,529,108,which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties)or such as a mirror assembly having a rear substrate of an electro-opticor electrochromic reflective element nested in the mirror casing, andwith the front substrate having curved or beveled perimeter edges, orsuch as a mirror assembly having a prismatic reflective element that isdisposed at an outer perimeter edge of the mirror casing and with theprismatic substrate having curved or beveled perimeter edges, such asdescribed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,508,831; 8,730,553; 9,598,016 and/or9,346,403, and/or U.S. Publication Nos. US-2014-0313563 and/orUS-2015-0097955, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference intheir entireties (and with electrochromic and prismatic mirrors of suchconstruction are commercially available from the assignee of thisapplication under the trade name INFINITY™ mirror).

Optionally, the mirror casing may include a bezel portion thatcircumscribes a perimeter region of the front surface of the reflectiveelement, or the perimeter region of the front surface of the reflectiveelement may be exposed (such as by utilizing aspects of the mirrorreflective elements described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 8,508,831 and/or8,730,553, and/or U.S. Publication Nos. US-2014-0022390; US-2014-0293169and/or US-2015-0097955, which are hereby incorporated herein byreference in their entireties).

Although shown as an electro-optic mirror application, it is envisionedthat the mirror assembly may comprise a prismatic reflective element,while remaining within the spirit and scope of the present invention.The prismatic mirror assembly may be mounted or attached at an interiorportion of a vehicle (such as at an interior surface of a vehiclewindshield) via the mounting means described above, and the reflectiveelement may be toggled or flipped or adjusted between its daytimereflectivity position and its nighttime reflectivity position via anysuitable toggle means, such as by utilizing aspects of the mirrorassemblies described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 7,420,756; 7,338,177; 7,289,037;7,274,501; 7,255,451; 7,249,860; 6,318,870; 6,598,980; 5,327,288;4,948,242; 4,826,289; 4,436,371 and/or 4,435,042, and/or U.S.Publication No. US-2010-0085653, which are hereby incorporated herein byreference in their entireties.

Optionally, the mirror assembly may include one or more other displays,such as the types disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,530,240 and/or6,329,925, which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in theirentireties, and/or display-on-demand transflective type displays, and/orvideo displays or display screens, such as the types disclosed in U.S.Pat. Nos. 8,890,955; 7,855,755; 7,338,177; 7,274,501; 7,255,451;7,195,381; 7,184,190; 7,046,448; 5,668,663; 5,724,187; 5,530,240;6,329,925; 6,690,268; 7,734,392; 7,370,983; 6,902,284; 6,428,172;6,420,975; 5,416,313; 5,285,060; 5,193,029 and/or 4,793,690, and/or inU.S. Pat. Pub. Nos. US-2006-0050018; US-2009-0015736; US-2009-0015736and/or US-2010-0097469, which are all hereby incorporated herein byreference in their entireties.

The video display screen may be controlled or operable in response to aninput or signal, such as a signal received from one or more cameras orimage sensors of the vehicle, such as a video camera or sensor, such asa CMOS imaging array sensor, a CCD sensor or the like, and imageprocessors or image processing techniques, such as utilizing aspects ofthe cameras and image processors described U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,550,677;5,670,935; 5,760,962; 6,690,268; 6,498,620; 6,396,397; 6,222,447;6,201,642; 6,097,023; 5,877,897; 5,796,094; 5,715,093; 6,922,292;6,757,109; 6,717,610; 6,590,719; 6,320,176; 6,559,435; 6,831,261;6,806,452; 6,822,563; 6,946,978; 7,038,577; 7,004,606; 7,720,580;8,446,470; 8,451,107 and/or 9,126,525, and/or U.S. Pat. Pub. Nos.US-2006-0171704; US-2009-0244361 and/or US-2010-0214791, which are allhereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. The imagingsensor or camera may be activated and the display screen may beactivated in response to the vehicle shifting into reverse, such thatthe display screen is viewable by the driver and is displaying an imageof the rearward scene while the driver is reversing the vehicle. It isenvisioned that the image processor or controller comprises the likes ofan EYEQ™ image processing chip available from Mobileye VisionTechnologies Ltd. of Jerusalem, Israel, and processes image datacaptured by the forward viewing camera and the driver monitoring camera(and optionally surround view cameras and/or CMS cameras of thevehicle).

Changes and modifications in the specifically described embodiments maybe carried out without departing from the principles of the presentinvention, which is intended to be limited only by the scope of theappended claims as interpreted according to the principles of patentlaw.

1. A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly, the vehicular interiorrearview mirror assembly comprising: a mirror head adjustably attachedat a mounting base, the mounting base configured to attach at aninterior portion of a vehicle; wherein the mirror head comprises amirror casing and a mirror reflective element; a driver monitoringcamera accommodated by the mirror head, wherein the driver monitoringcamera moves in tandem with the mirror head when, with the mounting baseattached at the interior portion of the vehicle, the mirror head isadjusted relative to the mounting base to adjust a driver's rearwardview; a forward viewing camera accommodated by the mounting base,wherein, with the mounting base attached at the interior portion of thevehicle, the forward viewing camera views forward of the vehicle througha windshield of the vehicle; a first processor operable to process imagedata captured by the driver monitoring camera; wherein, with themounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, the firstprocessor processes image data captured by the driver monitoring camerato determine at least one selected from the group consisting of (i)driver attentiveness, (ii) driver drowsiness and (iii) driver gazedirection; a second processor operable to process image data captured bythe forward viewing camera; wherein, with the mounting base attached atthe interior portion of the vehicle, the second processor processesimage data captured by the forward viewing camera to determine drivingconditions and/or potential hazards ahead of the vehicle; and wherein,with the mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle,the first processor, responsive to processing of image data captured bythe driver monitoring camera, adjusts processing of the image datacaptured by the driver monitoring camera to accommodate adjustment ofthe mirror head when the driver adjusts the mirror head to adjust his orher rearward view.
 2. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly ofclaim 1, wherein, with the mounting base attached at the interiorportion of the vehicle, the first processor processes image datacaptured by the driver monitoring camera to determine at least one otherfeature selected from the group consisting of (i) driver's eyes closed,(ii) driver's eyes off the road, (iii) driver's position in driver'sseat, (iv) driver distraction level, (v) driver's hand position, (vi)driver holding object, (vii) driver speaking, (viii) driver's headnodding, (ix) driver's head posture, (x) driver speaking, laughing,coughing, sneezing or yawning, and (xi) driver identification.
 3. Thevehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 1, comprising atleast one near infrared light emitter accommodated by the mirror head,wherein, with the mounting base attached at the interior portion of thevehicle, the at least one near infrared light emitter is operable toemit near infrared light toward a driver's head region in the vehicle.4. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 3, whereinthe driver monitoring camera and the at least one near infrared lightemitter are accommodated by the mirror head behind the mirror reflectiveelement, and wherein the driver monitoring camera views through themirror reflective element and the at least one near infrared lightemitter emits near infrared light through the mirror reflective element.5. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 4, whereinthe driver monitoring camera views through a transflective mirrorreflector of the mirror reflective element, and wherein the at least onenear infrared light emitter emits near infrared light that passesthrough the transflective mirror reflector of the mirror reflectiveelement.
 6. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 3,wherein, with the mounting base attached at the interior portion of thevehicle, the driver monitoring camera and the at least one near infraredlight emitter are disposed at a lower region of the mirror head andbelow the mirror reflective element.
 7. The vehicular interior rearviewmirror assembly of claim 1, comprising at least one near infrared lightemitter accommodated by the mounting base, wherein, with the mountingbase attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, the at least onenear infrared light emitter is operable to emit near infrared lighttoward a driver's head region in the vehicle.
 8. The vehicular interiorrearview mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein the driver monitoringcamera is accommodated by the mirror head behind the mirror reflectiveelement, and wherein the driver monitoring camera views through themirror reflective element.
 9. The vehicular interior rearview mirrorassembly of claim 8, wherein the driver monitoring camera views througha transflective mirror reflector of the mirror reflective element. 10.The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein,with the mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle,the driver monitoring camera is disposed at a lower region of the mirrorhead and below the mirror reflective element.
 11. The vehicular interiorrearview mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein the first processor isaccommodated by the mirror head.
 12. The vehicular interior rearviewmirror assembly of claim 1, wherein the first processor accommodated bythe mounting base.
 13. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assemblyof claim 1, comprising a video display screen accommodated by the mirrorhead and behind the mirror reflective element, wherein video imagesdisplayed by the video display screen are viewable through atransflective mirror reflector of the mirror reflective element.
 14. Thevehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 13, wherein thefirst processor is accommodated by the mounting base.
 15. The vehicularinterior rearview mirror assembly of claim 1, further comprising anelectrically operated actuator that, when electrically powered, adjuststhe mirror reflective element relative to the mounting base.
 16. Thevehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 15, wherein, withthe mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, theactuator adjusts the mirror reflective element relative to the mountingbase responsive to processing of image data captured by the drivermonitoring camera.
 17. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assemblyof claim 16, wherein, with the mounting base attached at the interiorportion of the vehicle, the actuator adjusts the mirror reflectiveelement relative to the mounting base to position the mirror reflectiveelement at a memory position associated with the particular driver ofthe vehicle.
 18. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly ofclaim 17, wherein, with the mounting base attached at the interiorportion of the vehicle, the actuator adjusts the mirror reflectiveelement relative to the mounting base to position the mirror reflectiveelement at the memory position associated with the particular driver ofthe vehicle responsive to identification, via processing of image datacaptured by the driver monitoring camera, of the driver of the vehicle.19. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 18,wherein, with the mounting base attached at the interior portion of thevehicle, the actuator adjusts the mirror reflective element relative tothe mounting base to position the mirror reflective element at thememory position associated with the particular driver of the vehicle byadjusting the mirror head and driver monitoring camera until at leastone feature viewed by the driver monitoring camera corresponds to astored position of that at least one feature.
 20. The vehicular interiorrearview mirror assembly of claim 1, wherein the interior portion of thevehicle comprises a portion of the windshield at an in-cabin side of thewindshield of the vehicle.
 21. The vehicular interior rearview mirrorassembly of claim 1, wherein the first processor and the secondprocessor comprise a common image processor that is operable to processimage data captured by the driver monitoring camera and image datacaptured by the forward viewing camera.
 22. A vehicular interiorrearview mirror assembly, the vehicular interior rearview mirrorassembly comprising: a mirror head adjustably attached at a mountingbase, the mounting base configured to attach at an interior portion of avehicle; wherein the mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a mirrorreflective element, wherein the mirror reflective element comprises atransflective mirror reflector; a driver monitoring camera accommodatedby the mirror head, wherein the driver monitoring camera moves in tandemwith the mirror head when, with the mounting base attached at theinterior portion of the vehicle, the mirror head is adjusted relative tothe mounting base to adjust a driver's rearward view; at least one nearinfrared light emitter accommodated by the mirror head, wherein, withthe mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, theat least one near infrared light emitter is operable to emit nearinfrared light to illuminate a driver's head region in the vehicle;wherein the driver monitoring camera and the at least one near infraredlight emitter are accommodated by the mirror head behind the mirrorreflective element, and wherein the driver monitoring camera viewsthrough the transflective mirror reflector of the mirror reflectiveelement and the at least one near infrared light emitter emits nearinfrared light through the transflective mirror reflector of the mirrorreflective element; a forward viewing camera accommodated by themounting base, wherein, with the mounting base attached at the interiorportion of the vehicle, the forward viewing camera views forward of thevehicle through a windshield of the vehicle; a first processor operableto process image data captured by the driver monitoring camera, whereinthe first processor is accommodated by the mirror head; wherein, withthe mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, thefirst processor processes image data captured by the driver monitoringcamera to determine at least one selected from the group consisting of(i) driver attentiveness, (ii) driver drowsiness and (iii) driver gazedirection; a second processor operable to process image data captured bythe forward viewing camera; wherein, with the mounting base attached atthe interior portion of the vehicle, the second processor processesimage data captured by the forward viewing camera to determine drivingconditions and/or potential hazards ahead of the vehicle; and wherein,with the mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle,the first processor, responsive to processing of image data captured bythe driver monitoring camera, adjusts processing of the image datacaptured by the driver monitoring camera to accommodate adjustment ofthe mirror head when the driver adjusts the mirror head to adjust his orher rearward view.
 23. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assemblyof claim 22, further comprising an electrically operated actuator that,when electrically powered, adjusts the mirror reflective elementrelative to the mounting base.
 24. The vehicular interior rearviewmirror assembly of claim 23, wherein, with the mounting base attached atthe interior portion of the vehicle, the actuator adjusts the mirrorreflective element relative to the mounting base responsive toprocessing of image data captured by the driver monitoring camera. 25.The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 24, wherein,with the mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle,the actuator adjusts the mirror reflective element relative to themounting base to position the mirror reflective element at a memoryposition associated with the particular driver of the vehicle.
 26. Thevehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 25, wherein, withthe mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, theactuator adjusts the mirror reflective element relative to the mountingbase to position the mirror reflective element at the memory positionassociated with the particular driver of the vehicle responsive toidentification, via processing of image data captured by the drivermonitoring camera, of the driver of the vehicle.
 27. The vehicularinterior rearview mirror assembly of claim 26, wherein, with themounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, theactuator adjusts the mirror reflective element relative to the mountingbase to position the mirror reflective element at the memory positionassociated with the particular driver of the vehicle by adjusting themirror head and driver monitoring camera until at least one featureviewed by the driver monitoring camera corresponds to a stored positionof that at least one feature.
 28. The vehicular interior rearview mirrorassembly of claim 22, wherein the interior portion of the vehiclecomprises a portion of the windshield at an in-cabin side of thewindshield of the vehicle.
 29. The vehicular interior rearview mirrorassembly of claim 22, wherein the first processor and the secondprocessor comprise a common image processor that is operable to processimage data captured by the driver monitoring camera and image datacaptured by the forward viewing camera.
 30. A vehicular interiorrearview mirror assembly, the vehicular interior rearview mirrorassembly comprising: a mirror head adjustably attached at a mountingbase, the mounting base configured to attach at an interior portion of avehicle; wherein the mirror head comprises a mirror casing and a mirrorreflective element, wherein the mirror reflective element comprises atransflective mirror reflector; a driver monitoring camera accommodatedby the mirror head, wherein the driver monitoring camera moves in tandemwith the mirror head when, with the mounting base attached at theinterior portion of the vehicle, the mirror head is adjusted relative tothe mounting base to adjust a driver's rearward view; at least one nearinfrared light emitter accommodated by the mirror head, wherein, withthe mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, theat least one near infrared light emitter is operable to emit nearinfrared light to illuminate a driver's head region in the vehicle;wherein the driver monitoring camera and the at least one near infraredlight emitter are accommodated by the mirror head behind the mirrorreflective element, and wherein the driver monitoring camera viewsthrough the transflective mirror reflector of the mirror reflectiveelement and the at least one near infrared light emitter emits nearinfrared light through the transflective mirror reflector of the mirrorreflective element; a video display screen accommodated by the mirrorhead and behind the mirror reflective element, wherein video imagesdisplayed by the video display screen are viewable through thetransflective mirror reflector of the mirror reflective element; aforward viewing camera accommodated by the mounting base, wherein, withthe mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, theforward viewing camera views forward of the vehicle through a windshieldof the vehicle; a first processor operable to process image datacaptured by the driver monitoring camera; wherein, with the mountingbase attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, the firstprocessor processes image data captured by the driver monitoring camerato determine at least one selected from the group consisting of (i)driver attentiveness, (ii) driver drowsiness and (iii) driver gazedirection; a second processor operable to process image data captured bythe forward viewing camera; an electrically operated actuator that, whenelectrically powered, adjusts the mirror reflective element relative tothe mounting base; wherein, with the mounting base attached at theinterior portion of the vehicle, the second processor processes imagedata captured by the forward viewing camera to determine drivingconditions and/or potential hazards ahead of the vehicle; wherein, withthe mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, thefirst processor, responsive to processing of image data captured by thedriver monitoring camera, adjusts processing of the image data capturedby the driver monitoring camera to accommodate adjustment of the mirrorhead when the driver adjusts the mirror head to adjust his or herrearward view; and wherein, with the mounting base attached at theinterior portion of the vehicle, the actuator adjusts the mirrorreflective element relative to the mounting base to position the mirrorreflective element at a memory position associated with the particulardriver of the vehicle.
 31. The vehicular interior rearview mirrorassembly of claim 30, wherein, with the mounting base attached at theinterior portion of the vehicle, the actuator adjusts the mirrorreflective element relative to the mounting base responsive toprocessing of image data captured by the driver monitoring camera. 32.The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 30, wherein,with the mounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle,the actuator adjusts the mirror reflective element relative to themounting base to position the mirror reflective element at the memoryposition associated with the particular driver of the vehicle responsiveto identification, via processing of image data captured by the drivermonitoring camera, of the driver of the vehicle.
 33. The vehicularinterior rearview mirror assembly of claim 32, wherein, with themounting base attached at the interior portion of the vehicle, theactuator adjusts the mirror reflective element relative to the mountingbase to position the mirror reflective element at the memory positionassociated with the particular driver of the vehicle by adjusting themirror head and driver monitoring camera until at least one featureviewed by the driver monitoring camera corresponds to a stored positionof that at least one feature.
 34. The vehicular interior rearview mirrorassembly of claim 30, wherein the interior portion of the vehiclecomprises a portion of the windshield at an in-cabin side of thewindshield of the vehicle.
 35. The vehicular interior rearview mirrorassembly of claim 30, wherein the first processor is accommodated by themirror head.
 36. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly ofclaim 30, wherein the first processor accommodated by the mounting base.37. The vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly of claim 30, whereinthe first processor and the second processor comprise a common imageprocessor that is operable to process image data captured by the drivermonitoring camera and image data captured by the forward viewing camera.